EFG The de-carbonization energy transition requires solutions to store energy on a large scale while reducing CO2 emissions. The CEEGS project integrates the transcritical CO2 cycle with geological storage and heat extraction, combining electrothermal storage and CO2 sequestration. |
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EFG ??? Save the Date! The countdown begins for the 6th International Professional Geological Congress (IPGC)! Join us 15–17 October 2027 in Hammamet, Tunisia, for another edition bringing together geoscience professionals, […] |
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EFG The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) has submitted its response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the proposed EU Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Centre, reaffirming the importance of... |
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EFG The 42-month project addresses a critical challenge for carbon capture and storage (CCS): understanding how CO2 impurities affect the entire geological storage system, from the injection well to the caprock. |
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Firefighters launched the decisive push to encircle the wildfire on Tuesday, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the area. #EuropeNews |
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Sicily's Catania airport has suspended flights again as Mount Etna continues to spew lava and volcanic ash. The eruption has disrupted travel during the peak summer holiday season. |
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The European Commission is reacting on the immediate needs of communities in Columbia and is providing €2.1 million in life-saving assistance. Several provinces and cities in the central and western part of the country have been affected by a devastati... |
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This couple cycled 3,000km along the Danube. Here's what drought looks like from the riverbank. |
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Global water demand will increase by 55 percent by 2050. Europe loses 23 percent of treated water before it's billed because of old, leaky pipes. Water Europe says AI-driven upgrades could generate around €3 billion in annual savings and more than 13,0... |
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Germany’s coalition government is split over putting climate protection in the constitution. |
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Granada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan: in recent weeks earthquakes have hit many regions. The Andalusian Seismic Institute shares essential safety advice. |
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Rosatom’s Egyptian plant will use the same technology as a facility the company is building in Hungary. |
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Global warming is the main driver of this year’s marine heat waves, with knock-on effects for ecosystems and extreme weather. |
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Human-caused climate change was the main driver of record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe this summer, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities.… |
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Bubbles produced by breaking waves provide an important but often overlooked pathway for exchanging carbon dioxide, oxygen, and other gases between the ocean and atmosphere. |
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From ancient greenhouse worlds to ice ages, Earth's past offers vital clues to its future. Explore the 40th anniversary special collection from Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. |
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When you picture the western Mediterranean, you likely imagine sun-drenched beaches, terracotta roofs, and bright blue skies. But has it always been this sunny? A groundbreaking study published in the journal Research provides a definitive answer: it h... |
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On a humid morning in Augsburg, Germany, on August 10, 1893, a ten-foot iron cylinder roared to life for the first time. The engine belonged to Sir Rudolf Diesel, and running through its veins was not the petroleum distillate we associate with his name... |
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Thirty years ago, in August 1996, a catastrophic flash flood swept through the Las Nieves campsite on the alluvial fan of the Barranco de Aras near Biescas in the Central Pyrenees of Aragón, Spain. The tragedy claimed 87 lives and injured over 180 peop... |
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Wetlands are surprisingly effective at locking away carbon. Marshes, floodplains and peatlands together cover less than a tenth of the Earth’s surface, yet peatlands alone hold around a third of all the carbon stored in soil worldwide.In waterlogged we... |
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No organism on Earth is sterile. All living systems, from soil and plants to water and humans, are teeming with bacteria, fungi, microalgae and other microscopic life forms. Together, they make up complex ecosystems known as microbiomes.Thanks to advan... |
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The origins of the "flash drought" and how things compare to the conditions of 1976. |
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills at least 250 people and causes widespread damage in western Colombia. |
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The Cernavoda plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days. |
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The UK coasts have been responding to changing sea levels for thousands of years, and some of the best evidence of those changes now lies hidden beneath the waves. |
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Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year. |
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A new study shows melting glaciers are remobilizing pollutants. |
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Life finds a way, and when volcanoes form new land, it gets going as soon as temperatures drop to manageable levels—even underground. |
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Across Europe, North America, and beyond, landscapes are burning at a scale few imagined possible a decade ago. France, Spain, Greece and Turkey have endured another devastating fire season. The United Kingdom has declared drought across large parts of... |
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A new analysis ( Reiss et al. 2026 ) explores a global database of fatal coastal cliff failures, showing that these tragic events most frequently occur in the summer months when beaches are heavily populated. |
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Shotlist Choco, Colombia - Aug 10, 2026 (Caracol TV - No access Chinese mainland/No access Colombia/No Archive) 1. Various of collapsed buildings, rescuers, police, crowds FILE: La Guaira, Venezuela - June 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. ... |
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The Earth is not a suggestion box. It doesn’t negotiate. It doesn’t adjust to aspirations. Its rules were written long before we arrived, and they remain in force no matter how many times “crisis” is mentioned in the media. This is why geology – quiet,... |
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The Viking project became my introduction to how spacecraft data are crucial for scientists to understand the geologic history of other planets and moons. |
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